Saturday, July 5

Why not?

Three agricultural science students knocked on a farmer's door. "Excuse me," they said, "but we were just passing by and saw your field of buttercups. We were wondering if we could get us a bucket of butter?"

The farmer scratches his head. "You boys ain't gonna get no butter from buttercups, but you're more than welcome to try."

About an hour later the three came back to thank the farmer, and wouldn't you know it, their bucket was indeed full of butter.

A few months later the same three students knocked at the farmer's door. "Excuse me," they said, "but we were just passing by and saw your field of milkweed. We were wondering if we could get us a bucket of milk?"

Again the farmer scratches his head, puzzled. "You boys go on out there and get your milk from my milkweeds, if you can."

About an hour later the three came back to thank the farmer, and their bucket was indeed full of milk.

A few months later the same three students knocked at the farmer's door. "Excuse me," they said, "but we were just passing by and saw your field of pussy willows ..."